Sphinx Sports & Social Through In Cup

Sphinx Sports & Social are through to the Major Boyd Carpenter Cup Fourth Round after a 5-1 home victory against Coventry Colliery Reserves this afternoon.

The visitors to Sphinx Drive took the lead in the ninth minute but Shaun Sweeney's side levelled a minute later through a Craig Pead penalty and then went in front through Chris Harris in the 14th minute.

A third goal was always on the cards and in the 58th minute, it arrived courtesy of Terry Ward.

This was followed by Craig Pead notching his second goal in the 75th minute and in stoppage time, Dean Falconer scored a fifth to give Sphinx another good victory.